A Possible Role of Turtle Ants' Gut Bacterial Symbiosis in Mimicry by a Neotropical Crab Spider

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dc.contributor.authorRobert Perger
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:29:34Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:29:34Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 1
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Turtle ants ( Cephalotes spp.) forage on bird droppings because their symbiosis with gut bacteria enables nitrogen uptake. Females of the Neotropical crab spider Aphantochilus rogersi guarding exposed white egg sacs resemble giant turtle ants ( Cephalotes atratus ) at droppings. This ecological context may combine Batesian protection, clutch defense, and predation on turtle ants.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/btp.70126
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70126
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/46829
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofBiotropica
dc.sourceUniversidad Mayor de San Andrés
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectTurtle (robot)
dc.subjectSymbiosis
dc.subjectContext (archaeology)
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectPredation
dc.subjectBatesian mimicry
dc.subjectZoology
dc.subjectSpider
dc.subjectForage
dc.titleA Possible Role of Turtle Ants' Gut Bacterial Symbiosis in Mimicry by a Neotropical Crab Spider
dc.typearticle

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